Veteran Harris Corp. executive Daniel R. Pearson has been named the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer responsible for the company’s daily business operations and five business lines.

Harris Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CapRock Communications, a global provider of managed satellite communications for the energy, government and maritime industries, for $525 million.

A new $35 million contract will permit Harris Corp. to continue to deliver network operations support to the Defense Commissary Agency and its distribution of commissary goods to nearly 12 million customers in military communities around the world.

Northrop Grumman Corp. has named Cheryl Janey vice president of communications for the company's Information Systems sector. She will be in charge of all sector communications and positioning activities, planning and implementing programs to support new business opportunities, and managing employee and executive communications.